Adelaide 36ers vs South East Melbourne Phoenix Live Stream & Tips - Hosts to get off the mark for NBL season

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Last updated: 02 Oct 2024

Jeremy Darke 02 Oct 2024

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Adelaide 36ers vs South East Melbourne Phoenix expert predictions for Thursday’s Round 3 NBL matchup
36ers and Phoenix both seeking their first win of the season
Adelaide has strong offensive stats, scoring 94 and 97 points in earlier games

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Isaac Humphries and Lat Mayen of the 36ers. (Getty Images)

Adelaide 36ers vs South East Melbourne Phoenix Preview

Both sides are still searching for their first win of the season and it is the Adelaide 36ers who are tipped to get it. They have scored 94 and 97 points in their first two games and I think they have too much firepower.

Adelaide 36ers vs South East Melbourne Phoenix Preview
Head to Head
2023/24 Season Series
Adelaide 36ers Form
South East Melbourne Phoenix Form & Team News

SEM allow their opponents 37 three point attempts per game, the most in the league.
Adelaide are ranked 2nd in 3pt’s Made with 14 per game to start the year.
The Phoenix give up 94.3 points per game, 4th most in the league whilst Adelaide give up 101.5 pts per game, 2nd most in the NBL
The majority of 36ers games last season went Over the Game Total

Head to Head

2023/24 Season Series

Adelaide 36ers won 2-1

Adelaide 36ers Form

The 36ers are 0-2 to start the season but statistically aren’t bad. New import Montrezl Harrell is leading the league in +/- with +46 whilst the team sports the second best offensive rating in the league at 121.7.

Their defence has let them down over the first two rounds allowing a total of 203 points to their opponents, the 2nd highest average of any team.

On the offensive end the 36ers have hit the 2nd most amount of 3 pointers while having the 3rd fewest attempts.

The number is buoyed by an enormous shooting night in their first up loss against the Kings but nevertheless the skill is there.

South East Melbourne Phoenix Form & Team News

South East Melbourne are another team struggling on the defensive end of the court. They average the 4th most Opposition points through their first 3 games of the season and are 0-3 heading into this round of basketball.

Teams are getting up shots against the Phoenix as they concede the 3rd most Field Goal Attempts while also conceding the 3rd most Three Pointers Made showing their perimeter defence is severely lacking.

There were already doubts about the defensive presence of this team in the pre-season but there was talk that the opportunity for scoring could outweigh.

Currently they are 7th in scoring with uncertainty over rotations and who the main scorer is being detrimental to the flow of the team.

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Verdict

Adelaide 36ers v SE Melbourne Phoenix

Expect this game to become a real shootout with a lot of points scored pushing the total over. Adelaide can cover the line with the superior defence.

Adelaide -4.5

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@13/14 - 2 Units

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